Validator Responsiveness Grant
Description
The community approved to increase the revenue allocated towards the Buy & Stake program on 13 November 2025, which reduced the share towards staking to 15%. The Grants Program introduced a temporary Validator Responsiveness Grant. Under this program, eligible dYdX Chain validators can receive up to $1,000 per month, subject to meeting defined operational and service-level requirements (SLAs). These requirements include metrics such as missed block rates, response times, and other performance indicators, which are monitored on an ongoing basis to determine payout eligibility. To date, the Grants Program has onboarded 20 validators who have opted into the program.
